Cli Parameters And Arguments; Entering A Command In Interactive Mode - Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

Table 7.1: CLI Utility Options (Continued)
Option
-h
-q
-V

CLI Parameters and Arguments

The CLI configuration options are organized in a hierarchy called a parameter tree. You can use the
get , show and
values of individual parameters at the end of a branch.
Each branch in the parameter tree in the MergePoint SP manager CLI is made up of one or more
parameters, one nested below the other. For example, the toplevel network parameter may be
followed by the secondlevel interface parameter, which then may be followed by the thirdlevel
parameter. In this branch, the only commands supported would be
mode
parameters in a branch are entered together on a single CLI command line. For example, to get the
value, then set the mode for failover, you would enter the following command:
cli> get network interface mode
normal
cli>
To set failover, you would enter the following command in interactive mode:
cli> set network interface mode failover
OK
cli>
You can use autocompletion with the set command to find out the accepted values:
cli> set network interface mode <Tab><Tab>
Set interface mode: normal, interface or bridge.
To add a user called mozart, you would enter the following:
cli> add spmanager user mozart
OK

Entering a command in interactive mode

Based on the branch mentioned at the beginning of this section, you could enter the
with the following parameters in interactive mode to turn on Ethernet failover.
admin@MergePoint:~$ cli
Description
Help. Shows a brief summary of command line options.
Quiet mode; don't show the startup greeting.
Show CLI version.
list commands to show parameters. You can also use the
Chapter 7: Using the CLI Utility
get command to show the
get and set
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command
set